Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is desperate to continue his Anfield revolution with a handful of new faces, and has already splashed out £26 million on Roma striker Fabio Borini and Swansea pass-master Joe Allen.

But Rodgers is not finished there, and has turned to La Liga in the hunt for better value, after being priced out of moves for Fulham’s Clint Dempsey and Bologna’s Gaston Ramirez.

Rodgers is eyeing up a deal for Barcelona starlet Tello, a confident and tricky winger who can play on either side of his new-look 4-3-3 formation.

Tello has been told he can leave the Nou Camp either on loan or for £5 million, despite scoring three goals in 15 appearances during his breakthrough season last year.

Spain’s Cristian Tello (Picture: REUTERS)

The 21-year-old, who also has interest from Atletico Madrid, is expected to meet with Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova this week to discuss his future, but Liverpool have flown out their lead director Ayre to push through a deal.

Whilst in Spain, Ayre is also expected to meet with Real Madrid’s Sahin, who was subject of a loan offer from Liverpool yesterday.

Sahin has already set his heart on a move to Arsenal, in a deal that is already in the works, but Liverpool believe they can hijack it with Jose Mourinho urging the 23-year-old to head to Anfield instead.

Ayre will need to use all of his negotiating skills to tempt Sahin, who wants to play for a club in the Champions League, and has already discounted Tottenham.